Anyone ever send a gun frame via USPS?

[Black_Talon]

Actually, I take that back. I checked the Domestic Mail Manual again and they removed the "major part thereof" clause. I saw it in there somewhere last time I checked.

Here are the current rules:

http://pe.usps.com/text/pub52/pub52c4_009.htm

I noticed this:

Unloaded antique firearms sent as curios or museum pieces are generally permitted

Could that be interpreted to mean that a legitimate "Curio & Relic" handgun could be mailed via USPS?

[mike100]

The question that should really be asked is that if you ship a gun broke down into small parts marked "machine parts" or "spares" etc as UPS ground for $8-$10 like normal, have you broke a law or only violated UPS policy?

ON EDIT- cracks me up that everybody is trying to skirt committing a federal mail crime, but god forbid if you lie to the person at UPS about the contents of your box. I'd lie to UPS waaaay before USPS.

[J-cat]

I noticed this:



Could that be interpreted to mean that a legitimate "Curio & Relic" handgun could be mailed via USPS?

It does to me. USPS policy prohibits them from giving legal advice. I mailed ATF a couple of years ago asking about the handgun frame issue and they responded advising me to contact USPS for their opinion.

See how government works?

[CSACANNONEER]

Yes, I have received a handgun frame which was sent USPS before. BTW, it was not the receiver, just a frame. In other words, it was not the "firearm" portion of the handgun. It was just a frame.